Here is a short video about how ‘Ohana OT got it’s name 🙂 The word “’ohana” is part of of Hawaiian culture and means “family in an extended sense of the term including blood-related, adoptive or intentional. It emphasizes that family are bound together and members must cooperate and remember one another. ” ‘Ohana means […]

Did you know that many children with developmental delays in emotional, language, motor and social skills are not identified at very young age (3-5 years)? There are many factors that are leading to major complications among children such as: Feelings of lack of self-worth Anxiety Attention problems Developmental delays and problems associated with it General […]

Here at Ohana OT we serve over 100 children per week with sensory processing disorders. Most of these children have a hard time changing and transitioning to a new activity or place often resulting in a meltdown. Transitions are challenging for them because all the sensory input changes with each transition and they have a […]

At our clinic we see over 100 kids per week with sensory processing disorder. Most of these children have a hard time with the “Big Three Power Senses” of position, movement and touch. Position receptors are in the muscles and joints (proprioception sense) and are activated by joint compression and muscle contraction. Movement receptors (vestibular […]

At our ‘Ohana OT pediatric clinic we see over 100 children per week with Sensory Processing Disorder. Most of these children are overly sensitive to light, visual clutter, sound, and touch. This oversensitivity triggers a neurological flight/flight/freeze/or shut down reaction similar to suddenly discovering a spider on your body. You might smack it off of you […]

Community Doctor of the Month!

This month 'Ohana OT has chosen:

Dr. Petra Swidler, MD

Dr. Petra Swidler, Developmental Pediatrician

Dr. Swidler is originally from Germany, where she completed her medical school training as well as her pediatric residency. Dr. Swidler likes to travel, so she decided to work in Australia for a while where she attended at a remote community hospital in Queensland and then at a teaching hospital in Adelaide.

Petra has family in the United States, so after living and working in Austria, she explored a career here. She completed a Pediatric residency in Iowa and a fellowship in Medical Genetics at the University of California in San Francisco. Petra moved to Wenatchee from St. Louis, Missouri where she practiced for the past 12 years in Medical Genetics and Developmental Pediatrics at the St. Louis University.

Dr. Swidler has a true passion for working with all children but holds a special place for children with developmental challenges.

Petra is a big outdoor enthusiast, and in her free time you can find her walking her two dogs with her daughter and husband in the Foothills of Wenatchee. See you on the Balsamroot trail!

It's when a child has difficulty processing the world around them. What they see, hear, smell, touch, and taste isn't recognized the same as you and me. The signals get mixed up and it can cause … More...

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